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“Here, There And Everywhere” taken from the album “Happy Heart” on (CBS Records 63614) 1969

Andy Williams | Happy Heart | (CBS) | is the twenty-third studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams, released in the spring of 1969 by Columbia Records and continued the trend of his recent albums in relying exclusively on contemporary material. This project eschewed offerings from Broadway and Hollywood that had been predominant on his LPs with Columbia.

The album made its first appearance on the Top LP’s chart in the issue of Billboard magazine dated May 17, 1969, and remained there for 23 weeks, peaking at number nine. It also debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated May 17, 1969, and remained on the chart for 16 weeks, peaking at number six.

It entered the UK album chart on July 26, 1969, and reached number 22 over the course of 10 weeks, and the Recording Industry Association of America awarded the album Gold certification on August 20, 1969.

Happy Heart

The title song from the album had been released as a single that March and entered the Easy Listening chart in the issue of Billboard dated April 5, 1969, spending 14 weeks there and two of those weeks at number one.

The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 one week later and reached number 22 over the course of 11 weeks. It reached number 26 on the Cashbox singles chart during its eleven weeks there.

In the UK it entered the singles chart for the week of May 10 that year and stayed there for 10 weeks, peaking at number 19.

Billboard magazine wrote, “Andy Williams has taken the best of the current hits and in his own warm, sophisticated style makes them sound completely new and exciting. The program is a harvest of first rate material.”

Record Mirror noted Williams’ “cool vocals still have that touch of swing and the benefit of years of experience”.

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cost of record: £1.50
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